The 33-year-old Washington state man who reportedly raped and murdered a boy's emotional support dog is out of jail, after posting $50,000 bail.

James Leroy Evans was arrested on Sunday, after police received a tip from a relative of the dog's owner.

A mountain biker found the body of the three-year-old pit bull mix named Diamond hanging from a tree in Thurston County on March 22, with scratch marks where the dog had struggled.

A veterinarian later determined that the dog had been severely sexually abused and had died of asphyxiation.

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James Leroy Evans, 33 (pictured), was released from Thurston County, Washington jail on Wednesday after posting $50,000 bond

Evans stands accused of raping and murdering a three-year-old pit bull mix named Diamond (pictured), who he was looking after for a relative

'This is probably one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen,' Thurston County animal control officer Erika Johnson said. 'The degree of violence that animal went through before her death, I really couldn’t wrap my mind around it.'

After Evans was arrested, he told copped to killing the dog because it ate his pet iguana.

'I did it! I hung her,' he said, according to court documents obtained by The Olympian.

The paper also reported that in court records, authorities said Evans, who was arrested in Grays Harbor County, 'seemed pleased with himself' over killing the dog.